Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-30
THE LATEST MOVE.
Threatening Letters Sent
by Anarchists
TO GOULD AND CLEVELAND.
The Millionaire Hastily Decamps
for EurOpe-A Plea from
Over the Water.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New York, October 29.-An even
ing paper prints a story in which it
connects the de- parture OF Jay Gould
for Europe with the approaching exc
cution of the Chicago Anarchists.
The story says that the Anarchist
leaders fixed upon Gould as the man
who, by bold and liberal use Of his
enormous money power, could stay
the hand of justice and prevent what
they look upon as the slaughter Of
martvs. Absurd as the notion is,
they have not hesitated to act upon it
boldly. At first Gould was approached
in u neutral rather than threatening
manner. The reliance of the Anar-
chist brotherhood upon his great
power, and upon his exercise OF it in
their behalf, was set forth in
MYSTERIOUS COMMUNICATIONS
which he received sometimes by mail,
and sometimes by the hands of mes
sengcrs in the street. AS time passed
on and the case of the condemned
seven became more desperate, the
anonymous messages BECAME sharper
in tone, and of distinctly
THREATENING CHARACTER.
After this change of attitude the mails
alone, were used for their transmission,
none OF the letters being delivered to
Mr.. Gould in person. Latterly, the
warnings have been of so decided a
character and so explicit in their
terms that Gould, who is not naturally
a man of timid disposition, became
THOROUGHLY FRIGHTENED,
And began somewhat hasty prepare
tons for his long-contemplated trip to
Europe. His departure to-day is be-
lieved to be chiefly due to the entire
and natural willingness to pass the
day of the Anarchists executions
somewhere remote from reach OF
their insane misdoings.
ANOTHER COMMUNICATION.
The nature OF the Anarchist COM
munications received by Gould may
be judged by letter received at the
Vlltc AAouSc ycetcIudy, duuiCoSCN W
President Cleveland, dated The
Hague, Holland October 18th.
THE PRESIDENT THREATENED.
To the President of the United States
The Council-Geperal of the Social
Democratic Federals in Holland, feel
ing indignant at the Infamous judg-
ment of the Illinois Supreme Court
in the case of the Chicago Anarch-
lists, holds that the throwing of a
bomb in the meeting held in May,
1885, was. provoked by the outrageous
assault OF the police upon the peoples
right of free speech. Furthermore, as
the thrower of the bomb isnot known,
charging seven Anarchists with the
guilt of this act is essentially arbi-
trary and the outgrowth OF class ha-
tired. Therefore, the Social Democratic
Federation of Holland in the name of
humanity, liberty and justice protests
against the sentence of death on the
Chicago anarchists and despising the
ruling classes for making themselves
party to this murder shall hold the
President of the United States person,
ally responsible if the lives are taken.
(Signed) THE CoUNCIL GENERAL.
G, CRoLL, Secretary.
FEELING IN CHICAGO.
The excitement connected with the
Anarchists case seems to have died out
for the time being, waiting conclusion
OF argument in the Supreme Court.
What little comment is heard to-day
is all in one direction and but empha-
sizes the general opinion passed yes
terday, that the court will not grant
stay of proceedings. 1t is not known
when the decision will be reached,
but probabilities point to next Monday.
MEETING AT NEW YORK. v. a,
New York, October ga meeting
held under the auspices OF the Knights
of Labor took place tonight in Union
Square to protest against the hanging
OF the condemned Anarchists. ~
AN APPEAL FROM PARIS.
PARIS, October 29.-American An
archists have asked number Of MEM
bers OF the Chamber of Deputies to
petition the Governor OF Illinois in
favor OF the Chicago Anarchists. The
extreme left met to-day and resolved
to send the following to the Governor:
'In the name of humanity and in the
name of the connection between the
two great Republics, the Paris depu-
ties advocating the abolition of politi-
cal deaths, ask for the lives of the
seven men condemned to death at
Chi cago."